Brazil vs Iceland: Democracy
Brazil
7
in 2025
Iceland
7
in 2025
Brazil rank
1st
Iceland rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Brazil
- Iceland
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 7 against 7 in Iceland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 182 shared years of data; in 1844 it was Iceland ahead.
Brazil ranks 1st and Iceland ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Iceland in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1.7 | 2 | 0.3 | Iceland |
| 1890s | 2.5 | 2 | 0.5 | Brazil |
| 1900s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Brazil |
| 1910s | 3 | 2.9 | 0.1 | Brazil |
| 1920s | 3 | 7 | 4 | Iceland |
| 1930s | 1 | 7 | 6 | Iceland |
| 1940s | 2 | 6.4 | 4.4 | Iceland |
| 1950s | 4 | 7 | 3 | Iceland |
| 1960s | 2.8 | 7 | 4.2 | Iceland |
| 1970s | 3 | 7 | 4 | Iceland |
| 1980s | 4.5 | 7 | 2.5 | Iceland |
| 1990s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 6.8 | 7 | 0.2 | Iceland |
| 2020s | 6.5 | 7 | 0.5 | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Brazil or Iceland?
- Brazil, at 7 against 7 in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Brazil and Iceland?
- 0, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Iceland?
- 182 years are reported by both, from 1844 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Iceland rank globally for democracy?
- Brazil ranks 1st and Iceland ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).